Officers from Ramapo, Spring Valley, Orangetown, Suffern, the Rockland Sheriff’s Department, New York State police Troop F and New York State Park police, were honored at the annual STOP-DWI Awards luncheon. Each of the honorees made more than 10 drunk driving arrests on Rockland County roadways in 2015.

“A big thank you to all of our dedicated law enforcements officers who enforce Rockland’s zero tolerance for drunken drivers,” Day told the honorees. “We don’t want drunken drivers on our roads, threatening the safety of our families.”

Every drunken driver removed from the road meant a possible car crash averted, he said. “That’s more than 338 crashes prevented and 338 people who weren’t hurt or killed by someone driving drunk,” he said.

STOP-DWI Coordinator Leslie Berger thanked the officers for enforcing Rockland’s zero tolerance policy toward drunken drivers. “We will continue to educate our young people and members of the community on the risks and fatal consequences of drinking and driving,” she said.